Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network

Analysis

Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Goleta, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $265k to $2.3m (+772%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 387%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Always & Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary Inc ($2.3m), Retrieving Freedom ($2.3m) and The Humane Society of Elkhart County Incorporated ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $157k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $958k. At year end it held assets of $9.2m against liabilities of $143k, net assets of $9.1m. It reported 45 employees.